Since only the correct answer button ever has its sprite changed, it is easier and faster to just change that one before you load in a new Question and Answer set. Like this:
void GetNextQuestion()
{
Image buttonImage = answerButtons[correctAnswerIndex].GetComponent<Image>();
buttonImage.sprite = defaultAnswerSprite; // Do this before we change the Question and Answer info
// Change Question and Answer info here
DisplayQuestion();
} // GetNextQuestion()